MAFA2025-3889

MAFA2025-Textiles-3889

Weaver

Deborah Kaplan

Source

Original design

Yarn

10/2 mercerized cotton warp, used two threads per working end, 5/2 mercerized cotton weft used 10 threads together, 20/2 mercerized cotton weft

EPI

80 epi

Purpose

rug

Guild

New York Guild of Handweavers

Collection

MAFA 2025 Functional Textiles

# of shafts

8

Weave Name

CordRibRipsmatta/Rep

Weave Category

Plain Simple

Weaver Notes

Based on Arts & Crafts coloration and patterning.

19.5″ wide x 42.5″ long

802 working ends, so 1604 warp threads.

2 ends per heddle. The beat was 5 double picks/” on the loom, 4.5/” finished. I used relatively loose warp tension and beat hard with a shed stick in the upcoming shed. The thick weft was twisted at the selvedge. Thin wefts were treated as if for an inkle band, by leaving a weft loop, beating and then pulling the far side loopy weft snug against the selvedge. 20/2 used for hem.

Colors used:
UKI Special Turquoise, UKI Light Turquoise, UKI Light Orange, UKI Dark Gold, Lunatic Fringe Butter Yellow, UKI Duck, Lunatic Fringe Kelp

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